RIGGINS v. STATE

25756.

226 Ga. 381 (1970)

174 S.E.2d 908

RIGGINS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided May 21, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Margaret Hopkins, Jess H. Watson, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Carter Goode, Tony H. Hight, John A. Nuckolls, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Harold N. Hill, Jr., Executive Assistant Attorney General, Marion O. Gordon, Courtney Wilder Stanton, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Charles Lee Riggins appeals his sentence of life imprisonment for rape. Held:

1. Enumeration of error number 2 complains that the "court erred in denying the appellant's motion for mistrial on the ground of a prejudicial statement by the court during selection of the jury, and in the presence of prospective jurors, that the burden was upon appellant to establish his plea of insanity at the time of commission of the act, beyond a reasonable...

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